Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Emidio Pepe 2007

Here's a wine that confirms the hype that surrounds Emidio Pepe. The 2007 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is a dark and penetrating red wine with an enormous sense of focus and tension. The fruit layers are bright and shapely with a wild and unruly side. The wine's intensity is also driven by elegant spice, tobacco, wet earth, resin and grilled herb. This is an organic wine with a very evident counterculture, non-intuitive approach that immediately grabs your interest and ultimately your heart. It offers a charming, embracive and encompassing style.

Warmer vintage than 2010, which was more moderate. Bottle number 31,744.
A shade deeper and a little more developed in the glass than 2010. Beguiling, deep, concentrated nose with hints of tobacco leaf. Liquorice, ripe, dark fruit and a hint Moroccan leather and clearly from a warmer vintage compared with 2010. A vein of spice running through the supple fruit and with integrated, ripe acidity that perfectly balances the concentration. Finely grained tannins all the way through, with a little less concentration than the 2010 on the finish. 13.5%